I only used the crate at night and a playpen with pee pad during the day. He seemed to get use to the difference. When you take her out of the crate you can place her on a pee pad, and this helps them learn what it's for. A rule of thumb is they can only hold their urine for each month of age they are, so a 2-month-old puppy can only comfortably hold the urine for 2 hours. Sounds like you are doing a great job, and so is she, but don't expect 100% until she's around 6 months or older. Remember, if they make a mistake, it really your mistake. Praise the success, and ignore the accidents if you want to avoid future problems, such as submissive peeing, and poop eating. Get a good enzyme cleaner, such as Nature's Miracle so they won't be tempted to return to the old mistakes. If they can smell a tiny pit of urine in the carpet they will think it's a pee pad, and they will go to that spot, that's why enzyme cleaners are the best, they totally get rid of the protein found in urine. Good luck, I think your idea is a great one. |